Australia risks a permanent birth rate decline, as soaring home prices and rising living costs push fertility levels to a record low, experts say. In…
King Charles' antipodean admirers got a first glimpse of their reigning monarch October 20, as the British royal attended a church service and expressed his…
Australia will donate an ageing fleet of 49 American-made Abrams tanks to Ukraine, bolstering its ground forces ahead of a difficult winter campaign, the defence…
Airline Qantas will fly passengers from Brisbane to Palau's largest city, Koror, as part of an Australian government-supported push to boost aviation and tourism in…
Australia took aim at firms charging consumers for tap or bankcard payments October 15, targeting "hefty" fees in a billion-dollar industry dominated by Visa and…
King Charles III this week begins his first tour of Australia as monarch, reigniting debate about whether the country should sever ties with the British…
Australia’s conservative opposition coalition has pulled ahead of the Labor government for the first time since the May 2022 election, while ratings of Australian Prime…
The investment arm of Ingka Group, which owns most of the world’s Ikea stores, has acquired new stakes in a large Australian wind farm in…
China will lift sanctions on the lucrative trade in Australian lobster, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said October 10, heralding the end of a years-long politically…
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto cemented a roughly US$6.7 billion deal to buy lithium chemicals producer Arcadium on October 9, snapping up a significant player…
An Australian man has been charged with distributing the encrypted messaging app known as "Ghost", allegedly used by criminals across the globe to arrange drug…
Australian police on October 2 charged a 19-year-old woman after an investigation into Hezbollah flags flown at a Sydney demonstration. "She was arrested and charged…
Qatar Airways unveiled a bid to take a 25% stake in troubled airline Virgin Australia on October 1, a deal that could shake up Australia's…
Australia posted back-to-back budget surpluses for the first time in 16 years. The underlying cash surplus was A$15.8 billion in the 12 months through June…
As Palestinian and Jewish groups prepare to mark the first anniversary of the events that triggered the current Israel-Gaza conflict, the Australian government has again…
From next year Australia will start offering natural-disaster-hit countries the chance to pause debt repayments in a bid to help stabilise climate-vulnerable Pacific neighbours. Australia's…
Australia voiced concern at China's firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile that splashed down in the South Pacific on September 25, its first such test…
A training mishap during military drills in Australia ended with 12 Singaporean soldiers in hospital, according to Singapore's defence ministry, which blamed the incident on…
A local arm of global fund behemoth Vanguard was fined on September 25 for "greenwashing" in Australia, following a court ruling that found it had…
Australia's decision to extend the lifespan of three coal mines was branded as a "betrayal" by climate groups who said on September 25 it means…
Australia's central bank on September 24 kept the country's cash rate on hold for the seventh consecutive meeting, even as some other major economies have…
Australia's competition watchdog sued the country's two biggest grocery chains on September 23, alleging "discount" offers on hundreds of staples were more expensive than original…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is ending a brief US visit confident that two key regional security alliances will remain in place regardless of who…
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said he expects upcoming data to show encouraging progress in combating inflation but acknowledged the central bank may not be ready…
Australian police said September 19 they had busted a drug trafficking ring dubbed "The Commission" that brought more than a tonne of cocaine into the…
